We are seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst / Project Manager to drive digital transformation, operational development, and process improvement initiatives within a complex product development environment.

This role combines business analysis, requirements management, process development, and project leadership responsibilities. The successful candidate will work closely with engineering, operations, service, purchasing, sales, product development, and IT teams to improve business processes, strengthen traceability, optimize information flows, and drive organizational efficiency.

You will play a key role in translating business needs into actionable solutions, defining future ways of working, supporting roadmap planning, and leading implementation and change initiatives that deliver measurable business value.

Key Responsibilities

Business Analysis & Requirements Management

• Lead stakeholder discovery workshops and gather business requirements across multiple functional areas.

• Translate business needs into clear solution requirements and business cases.

• Manage requirements throughout the project lifecycle and ensure traceability to business objectives.

• Define acceptance criteria and evaluation frameworks for solution assessments.

• Collaborate with architects, developers, and business stakeholders to support solution design and implementation.

Process Development & Operational Excellence

• Identify improvement opportunities through process analysis and value stream mapping.

• Develop and maintain business processes, governance frameworks, methods, and supporting tools.

• Model and document AS-IS and TO-BE processes, information flows, and operating models.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and operational excellence programs.

• Develop process documentation, work instructions, and operational guidelines.

Project & Change Management

• Lead operational development and digital transformation projects from initiation to implementation.

• Manage project plans, deliverables, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder expectations.

• Support roadmap planning and prioritization of business initiatives.

• Drive organizational change management activities and user adoption.

• Prepare communication materials, presentations, workshops, and demonstration scenarios.

Stakeholder Management & Governance

• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration between business, engineering, operations, and IT teams.

• Support governance forums, steering committees, and leadership reviews.

• Coach teams and stakeholders on processes, methodologies, and best practices.

• Provide transparency regarding project progress, business outcomes, and value realization.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Information Systems, Operations Management, or a related field.

• 5+ years of experience in Business Analysis, Project Management, Operational Development, Process Improvement, or Digital Transformation.

• Strong experience gathering and managing business requirements.

• Experience leading cross-functional projects and change initiatives.

• Strong process modelling and business process analysis capabilities.

• Experience facilitating workshops and stakeholder discussions.

• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working within product development, engineering, manufacturing, or industrial organizations.

• Knowledge of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Digital Thread concepts.

• Experience with project governance frameworks and management systems.

• Knowledge of process improvement methodologies and value stream mapping.

• Experience supporting business transformation and enterprise-wide initiatives.

• Familiarity with roadmap management, KPI development, and business case creation.

Key Deliverables

• Business requirements and solution requirement documentation.

• AS-IS and TO-BE process maps and operating models.

• Process improvements and operational excellence initiatives.

• Requirements traceability and governance documentation.

• Roadmap recommendations and prioritization plans.

• Business cases, KPI baselines, and value realization metrics.

• Training materials, communication plans, and change management deliverables.

Key Competencies

Business Transformation

• Business Analysis

• Digital Transformation

• Change Management

• Stakeholder Management

• Business Process Improvement

Process & Operations

• Process Development

• Operational Excellence

• Value Stream Mapping

• Process Governance

• Continuous Improvement

Project Management

• Project Planning & Execution

• Risk Management

• Workshop Facilitation

• Cross-Functional Leadership

• Organizational Development

Strategy & Governance

• Requirements Management

• Traceability Management

• Roadmap Planning

• KPI & Performance Management

• Business Case Development